A tiny island in Bangladesh might go underwater briefly as Cyclone Mocha hits | World News

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As Cyclone Mocha intensifies and winds are obtaining much better, Saint Martin's, the 1 and only coral island of Bangladesh, might go briefly underwater, in accordance to the head of the Bangladesh Meteorological Section (BMD), noted Dhaka Tribune.

(*4*) (*6*)A boy retains an umbrella although he sits on an embankment in Shahpori island on the outskirts of Teknaf.(AFP) (*8*)

"Because there is no significant infrastructure on the island, the storm will not get obstructed anyplace and strike the island immediately. As the centre of the storm passes about St Martin's, drinking water will go from 1 aspect of the island to the other, and owing to the depth of the storm, the island might be underwater for some time," BMD Director Md Azizur Rahman claimed on Sunday.

He extra, "But the drinking water will not keep however it might also go absent. The predicament is dependent solely on the velocity of the storm."

Meteorologist Shahinul Islam mentioned the bulk and centre of the storm would move about Myanmar and the relaxation would lash Cox's Bazar coastline, as for every Dhaka Tribune.

Islam also claimed that rainfall experienced presently started off throughout the coastline of Bangladesh and most components of the region may possibly expertise soaked weather conditions during the working day.

In its early morning bulletin, the BMS claimed that really serious cyclonic storm Mocha about east-central Bay and adjoining regions experienced moved north-northeastwards, intensified about northeast Bay and adjoining regions and was centred at 6 am about 385 km south-southwest of Chittagong port, 305 km south-southwest of Cox's Bazar port, 450km south of Mongla port and 370km south of Payra port.

The peripheral influence of Cyclone Mocha started on Sunday early morning about the coastal regions of Chattorgram and Barishal divisions, in accordance to the newest bulletin of Bangladesh Meteorological Section (BMD), Dhaka Tribune noted.

In accordance to BMD, Cyclone Mocha is relocating in the direction of the coastal regions of Bangladesh and Myanmar with winds up to 210 km/h.

The really solid cyclonic storm, in accordance to the advisory, was found at midnight about 490 kilometres south-southwest of Chattogram port, 410 kilometres south-southwest of Cox's Bazar port, 530 kilometres south of Mongla port, and 460 kilometres south of Payra port, in accordance to Dhaka Tribune.

The Indian Meteorological Section on Sunday claimed that Cyclone Mocha will cross southeastern Bangladesh and north Myanmar these days with a sustained wind velocity of one hundred eighty-a hundred ninety km for every hour gusting up to 210 km for every hour.

The maritime port of Cox's Bazar has been instructed to hoist the Good Hazard Sign ten, it mentioned, as for every Dhaka Tribune.

Moreover, it has been suggested that the maritime ports of Chattogram and Payra hoist Good Hazard Sign 8, although the maritime port of Mongla need to hoist Regional Warning Sign 4.

The bulletin states that Cox's Bazar's coastal district, as properly as its encompassing islands and chars, will appear beneath Good Hazard Sign No. ten.

The coastal districts of Chattogram, Feni, Noakhali, Lakshmipur, Chandpur, Barishal, Patuakhali, Jhalakathi, Pirojpur, Barguna, and Bhola as properly as its outlying islands and will appear beneath chars Good Hazard Sign No. 8, Dhaka Tribune noted.

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